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This law was first created in 2020. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 1185<\/a> and 1186<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":[{"id":80065,"section_number":"62.1-44.119:4","catch_line":"Regulatory format on agricultural practices before effective date","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-44.119_4\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":55569,"section_number":"2.2-3700","catch_line":"Short title; policy","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3700\/"}],"permalink":{"id":270203,"object_type":"law","relational_id":59591,"identifier":"62.1-44.121","token":"62.1\/3.8\/2\/62.1-44.121","url":"\/62.1-44.121\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/62.1-44.121\/","token":"62.1\/3.8\/2\/62.1-44.121","dublin_core":{"Title":"(For contingent effective date, see \u00a7 62.1-44.119:1) Chesapeake Bay cropland; nutrient management plans","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 62.1-44.121","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Any operator<\/span> of 50 or more acres of Chesapeake Bay cropland<\/span> shall maintain and implement an approved nutrient management plan<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Department<\/span> shall review any nutrient management plan<\/span> submitted pursuant to subsection A within 30 days of submission and shall determine whether such nutrient management plan<\/span> was prepared by a certified nutrient management planner. If the Department<\/span> determines that such plan was prepared by a certified nutrient management planner, the Department<\/span> shall approve such plan. An approved nutrient management plan<\/span> shall be revised and resubmitted for approval to the Department<\/span> every five years thereafter. If the Department<\/span> determines that such nutrient management plan<\/span> was not prepared by a certified nutrient management planner, the Department<\/span> shall provide to the person who is required to submit the nutrient management plan<\/span> a list of items required to be corrected, and such person shall have 30 days to resubmit the plan. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Any nutrient management plan<\/span> required pursuant to subsection A shall be made available to the Department<\/span> upon request. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Any information collected by the Department<\/span> pursuant to subsection B or C is excluded from the mandatory disclosure provisions of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (§ 2.2-3700<\/a> et seq.). <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n(FOR CONTINGENT EFFECTIVE DATE, SEE \u00a7 62.1-44.119:1) CHESAPEAKE BAY CROPLAND;\nNUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PLANS (\u00a7 62.1-44.121)\n\nA. Any operator of 50 or more acres of Chesapeake Bay cropland shall maintain\nand implement an approved nutrient management plan.\n\nB. The Department shall review any nutrient management plan submitted pursuant\nto subsection A within 30 days of submission and shall determine whether such\nnutrient management plan was prepared by a certified nutrient management\nplanner. If the Department determines that such plan was prepared by a certified\nnutrient management planner, the Department shall approve such plan. An approved\nnutrient management plan shall be revised and resubmitted for approval to the\nDepartment every five years thereafter. If the Department determines that such\nnutrient management plan was not prepared by a certified nutrient management\nplanner, the Department shall provide to the person who is required to submit\nthe nutrient management plan a list of items required to be corrected, and such\nperson shall have 30 days to resubmit the plan.\n\nC. Any nutrient management plan required pursuant to subsection A shall be made\navailable to the Department upon request.\n\nD. Any information collected by the Department pursuant to subsection B or C is\nexcluded from the mandatory disclosure provisions of the Virginia Freedom of\nInformation Act (§ 2.2-3700 et seq.).\n\nHISTORY: 2020, cc. 1185, 1186.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}